Chapter 64 Welcome to the Winter Olympics
He Hui's free skating music and Tours' are completely different styles.
The whistling wind on the ice rink blew Kosten up.
Bai Ying held her breath, Lin Xiaoman clenched her hands into fists, the audience waited eagerly, and the ice rink was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
He Hui jumped up to an astonishing height with the tip of the ice to the rhythm of the music.
The silence of the ice rink was broken by the sound of inhaling, and some spectators who could not contain their excitement even stood up from their seats.
With a swish, He Hui landed steadily on the ice.
"Nice 4Lz!" Bai Ying raised her voice, and He Hui on the field jumped up again just as she finished speaking, "Come on 3T!"
Snap, snap, snap——
All the audience were excited after this jump.
"What did I just see?! Ahhh, the girl really did a 4Lz+3T huge jump, didn't she?!"
"Yes, you read that right! He Hui is really the king of the king of curlers. I haven't seen him for just one month, and he has something new for everyone!"
"It's so funny. Just when Tours became a 4S, He Hui upgraded it to a 4Lz, not giving anyone else a chance to feel the exhaust."
At the referee's table, Louis Polly moved his glasses slightly lower than his nose. The gold wire frame gleamed under the overhead light. His eyelids lifted, and his hand paused slightly as he was scoring.
That’s right, the technical referee for this competition is Louis Polly, who has a grudge against He Hui.
It is not easy for Tours to successfully obtain the 4S certification from this big Buddha.
Lin Xiaoman subconsciously looked towards the referee's seat, her heart still beating fast.
But He Hui on the field didn't care about these factors at all. She was about to continue to challenge two quads.
First it was a neat 4T single jump, then an effortless 4T+2T jump. He Hui's movements on the court followed the smooth and flowing music, appearing graceful and agile.
"The three quads were carried out perfectly as planned!" Bai Ying was very excited. After all, they were family members, and she definitely hoped that He Hui could stand on the highest podium. "This gave He Hui a lot more weight to win the championship."
After He Hui completed three quadruple jumps, his eyes inadvertently swept across the judges' seats.
Boom——
He Hui's heart skipped a beat and her eyes met Louise Polly's.
Louise Polly avoided her gaze almost immediately and continued her judging work. He Hui looked at her deeply, started the first series of rotations in the free skate, and was ready to end the first half of the performance.
When the ice fans had already put their minds at ease and were ready to welcome stable happiness, He Hui on the field gave everyone another surprise.
"Wait, He Hui changed to a triple jump?"
"Oh my god, 3A+1Lo+3S, what kind of heart-pounding thing is this? There's nothing a man can do in singles, right?!"
He Hui's 3A+1Lo+3S was extremely beautiful, and with Gao Piaoyuan's excellent completion quality, goe also got +1.2 points.
Perhaps knowing that the technical referee this time was Louise Polly, He Hui made even the 1Lo sandwich in the middle very complete, leaving her no room for error.
Because there was a player who was caught doing the middle one-week jump...
After the heartbeat, Lin Xiaoman could already imagine how lively the Internet was at the moment.
She raised her lips. Yes, it's time for you to experience the same thrilling feeling as I did.
The posture of the jump-swallow pose is elegant and smooth, and the final upward-facing swallow pose pushes the expressiveness to its peak.
Repeated 3A landing, no problem with the number of weeks.
In order to achieve a higher level of difficulty in the free skating and to prevent referees like Louis Polly from "going on a killing spree", He Hui's physical training did not stop even during the busy season of back-to-back competitions.
The final 3Lz and 3F seem too easy and simple compared to the previous high-difficulty moves, even with the added difficulty of tano.
"With the transition steps of the floating face, He Hui's free skate is coming to an end."
When He Hui designed and executed this series of steps, he was also aiming for the maximum level 4. After all, it had 0.6 more BV points than level 3.
In this cruel arena, we must show a spirit of meticulousness.
He Hui's free skating was more difficult than Tours's, but she did not hesitate or slow down at the final foot-changing rotation.
Her face and ears were red from the congestion, but they still looked very full. It is conceivable that even if the judges were strict in scoring on the GoE, it would be difficult for them to ignore the excellent performance that everyone saw and give an outrageously low score.
......
With a crisp emphasis, He Hui's freedom came to an end.
Her chest heaved due to the intense exercise. She bowed deeply to the audience on all sides, accepting thunderous applause from all directions.
"This is incredible. Has He Huibi made almost no mistakes so far? And the more important the competition, the better he performs!"
"Woo woo woo, my girl will win the championship all the way!"
"When Tulsi just broke her record, I was panicking. Now, I'm panicking for Tulsi~"
While they were discussing, He Hui had already arrived at the kiss and cry area, and he and Lin Xiaoman held hands tightly while waiting for the score.
Exclamations and applause were heard on the ice rink.
"Technical score 96.89, program content score 63.52, total score 160.41! He Hui once again becomes the world record holder for women's singles free skating! Congratulations to He Hui!"
In other words, Tours' world record lasted only about six minutes before it was taken away by He Hui.
"I told you, I can break it back for you right away." He Hui raised his eyebrows at Lin Xiaoman with a proud look on his face.
"Yes, I didn't say I don't believe you." Lin Xiaoman was helpless.
Not only that, thanks to the high difficulty of the three quadruple moves in the free skating and the quality of the performance that even the strictest judges could not find fault with, He Hui made up for the 6.02 points he had previously lagged behind.
"Congratulations to He Hui for winning the gold medal in the Grand Prix Finals with a 0.32-point advantage!"
When the final total score ranking was displayed on the big screen, the whole stadium was boiling.
What did they see?!
As Sochi approached, He Hui brought down Tours, the undisputed champion, casting a shadow on the host country's future of winning the gold medal.
He Hui smiled and waved to the camera, and blew two kisses in a good mood.
"Ahhh, I was hit in the heart by the sweet kiss of the girl! It's not easy to win this championship! I can't imagine how much effort He Hui put in to practice the quadruple hook!"
"I cried watching the award ceremony. Last time He Hui was standing next to Tours, but this time she's back in the center!"
He Hui stood on the highest podium symbolizing the championship, looking refreshed.
Once you stand on it, you really don't want to leave.
Her curved eyebrows, raised mouth corners and smug eyes were captured by the camera and transmitted to all parts of the world via satellite signals.
He Hui's fans were once again touched by her cute expression and said that she was falling deeper and deeper into this pit.
*
The first thing He Hui did when he returned home with this meaningful gold medal was not to share his joy with his family, but to be taken directly to the ice rink.
"You want me to share my experience with the men's singles players?" He Hui pointed at himself with his index finger and raised his eyebrows.
"It wasn't me who asked you to go. It was the head coach of the men's singles team who asked you to help everyone improve their quadruple jumps." Lin Xiaoman pouted. "Actually, if you didn't want to go, I would have said that you had a sudden illness and couldn't go."
The corner of He Hui's mouth twitched: "Hope something good happens to me."
"So you agreed?"
"It's not easy to share experiences, so just say a few words." He Hui thought of his youthful years as a domineering CEO, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Lin Xiaoman shuddered for some reason.
Miss He’s smile is a bit creepy.
"By the way, I have something to do later, so I won't be able to share with you."
*
When we arrived at the venue, the men's singles head coach first congratulated us, then blew the whistle to gather everyone together.
As soon as Bian Jing saw He Hui, he rushed over: "He Hui!! Your 4Lz+3T is so cool! I have never seen such a beautiful combo, why didn't goe get all +3?!"
Before He Hui could respond, the men's singles head coach coughed first.
"Well, go line up first."
"Oh, okay." Bian Jing looked at He Hui with reluctance.
"It's no big deal. The team might flop at the development stage." Although the voice was very soft, He Hui, Bian Jing and the coach all heard it.
Turning around, it was Sun Hongfang.
He Hui rolled his eyes in his heart.
"What are you talking about?" Bian Jing immediately wanted to go up and argue with Sun Hongfang.
But as soon as he walked in front of Sun Hongfang, the head coach coughed again and interrupted: "Okay, both of you calm down."
The current situation of men's singles is quite delicate. After a season of individual races and team test matches, the Winter Olympics quota has gradually become clear.
Although Bian Jing is a newcomer who has just been promoted from the youth group, he has already mastered 4T and even 4S and 4Lz. Moreover, his jump quality is high and his gliding is not weak either. He ranked high in the two races.
In contrast, Sun Hongfang's four-week success rate was not high, but his survival rate was very high, and he was caught red-handed in both stations.
Everyone knew that if nothing unexpected happened, this spot would most likely go to Bian Jing.
Because of the only Olympic spot, the relationship between Bian Jing and Sun Hongfang gradually became confrontational, and their teammates were no longer surprised to see them bickering and quarreling.
He Hui recalled the several accusatory text messages that Bian Jing sent last month and felt a little helpless.
"Everyone, welcome contestant He Hui who just won the Grand Prix Finals!"
The head coach clapped his hands twice, and a rare smile appeared on his usually serious face.
"Contestant He Hui has a difficulty configuration of 4T and 4Lz, so I specially invited her to come and share her experience with everyone."
Most of the baseline players have starry eyes like Bian Jing. After all, it is the top level of difficulty, who doesn’t want to have it?
But there were also a few who were not very convinced, led by Sun Hongfang, and they didn't even bat an eyelid.
He Hui looked at all the people and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. After all, we all have people around us, and the principles are quite similar."
She spoke with the confidence of a president in her previous life, and displayed her skills of making empty promises and making big promises.
"First of all, everyone should not fall behind in physical training, and then do not be afraid of falling. Only through repeated failures can people learn lessons and move forward."
He Hui continued: "The second thing is that the height of the jump is still very important. The body must be tense. Third, when there is a hanging bar at the beginning, everyone will be very relieved. Once it is gone, it is actually more necessary to pay attention to the beginning."
He Hui felt that the ice rink seemed to be lacking a projector and the PPT that she was proud of!
......
She didn't know how the students reacted, but the head coach next to her nodded repeatedly after hearing what they said.
He Hui breathed a sigh of relief.
Okay, mission accomplished.
"Does anyone have any questions you would like to ask? You can communicate with contestant He Hui." Unexpectedly, the head coach had no intention of letting her go.
Sun Hongfang suddenly got excited and raised his hand to ask back: "There are many speed-oriented players in women's singles, you can't just generalize and kill them all, right?"
He Hui raised an eyebrow.
Is this question referring to myself?
"Everyone has a different style, which is why figure skating has flourished." He Hui paused and continued, "But considering that the rotation speed of a person is basically within a certain range, if you want to complete a quadruple jump, you still need to maintain a certain jump height."
Sun Hongfang was choked by He Hui's answer, while Bian Jing turned his head and covered his mouth with his hands while laughing.
After the sharing, Bian Jing returned to He Hui.
"What on earth is Sun Hongfang so dissatisfied about?" Bian Jing puffed up his cheeks in anger. "Judging from the results this season, he is just not as good as me."
After finishing his sharing, He Hui patted Bian Jing on the shoulder earnestly and said, "It means that you haven't surpassed him enough. When he is far behind you, this unbalanced mentality will naturally disappear."
Bian Jing scratched his head, then suddenly opened his eyes wide: "! I think I understand a little bit!"
"That's good, see you in Sochi!" He Hui patted his shoulder again and left the venue.
Ding Dong——
Lin Xiaoman sent a WeChat message.
"How about sharing?"
He Hui confidently replied: "This is a valuable and profound sharing."
Lin Xiaoman: “?”
*
Less than half a month before the opening of Sochi, the annual Four Continents Championships kicked off in Taipei.
The Four Continents Championships, abbreviated as 4CC, is on the same level as the European Championships. The first one was held in Canada in 1999.
Usually, the 4CC in the Winter Olympics year is the year with the most absence of top players, which is jokingly called a dim star. Because it is too close to the Olympics, the main players usually hang up their cards and concentrate on the sprint for the Winter Olympics, while the major delegations will send some reserve players to accumulate experience.
He Hui came here to improve her scores. She had decided before the season that she would not miss any opportunity to improve her GOE and P points!
Without competition from European players, He Hui's biggest rival is the American champion Constance Simona.
"She actually came to participate in 4CC?" After all, basically no popular contestants came, He Hui was quite surprised by this.
"I guess she wants to practice through competition." Lin Xiaoman flipped through her notebook. "Her performance this season is not very stable. She made mistakes several times in Advanced Level 3."
He Hui nodded: "No wonder."
But Constance Simona did not have a quadruple jump or a triple axel.
It was like a natural chasm between the two of them.
He Hui opened up a gap with Constance in the short program, and the gap was even wider in the free skating.
However, He Hui was a little unstable when landing on the 4Lz in the free skate this time, and she failed to connect the 3T with a somersault. But in the second half, she made up for this jump and controlled the loss of points.
The final result was as everyone expected. He Hui won the Four Continents Championship without any surprise, and Constance Simona fell behind by a huge margin and won the runner-up.
But after the game, Lin Xiaoman still had mixed feelings. According to her recent record of He Hui's 4Lz success rate, it had declined compared to last month.
"Is your 4Lz a landmine? You seem to have been landing on the ice a lot lately."
"This is an accident! I recently wanted to optimize the distribution of physical energy for the two jumps, but I found that it was not easy to change." He Hui immediately shook his head and assured again and again: "I will definitely succeed next time!"
Lin Xiaoman: "? When did you start changing it?"
It’s over. It seems I forgot to report to Lin Xiaoman again!
"Uh... I just wanted to try it out. I didn't really mean to change it."
"The next one will be the Winter Olympics." Lin Xiaoman said seriously, "You still have to compete in Russia's home stadium."
He Hui immediately stood at attention and accepted the beating: "I will definitely compete!"
*
The figure skating team flew to Sochi together with the short track speed skating team, with a stopover in Moscow.
As soon as the group landed in Sochi, they found that the airport's reception channel was crowded with media reporters who came to film and interview.
Flashes of light rang out, mixed with the names of athletes one after another.
"He Hui!" "Feng Liying!" "Ji Ming! Please stay!"
"He Hui, what are your expectations for Sochi? Have you made any special preparations for the host athletes?"
"Feng Liying, how does the team plan the relay strategy? Are you confident that you can win the 500-meter gold medal?"
......
Reporters peppered them with questions one after another, but the two mighty teams showed no sign of stopping.
The national team has regulations that for large-scale events such as the Winter Olympics, no one is allowed to accept media interviews at will, except for pre-arranged exclusive interviews with central media and fixed interviews in the mixed interview area, so as to avoid creating unnecessary public opinion.
So, the athletes, wearing the national team sportswear the color of scrambled eggs and tomatoes, just smiled and waved to the reporters, then hurried away pushing their luggage carts.
The pace didn't slow down until everyone got on the same bus.
"Phew, I can't even open my eyes, and I'm almost paralyzed from laughing."
He Hui found that the person sitting next to him seemed a little familiar.
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